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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 29 April 2017 QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz Archives The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs . The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles. This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil […]

The Big Picture: India’s World- US – Russia Face-off in Afghanistan Moscow and Washington seem to be heading for a face-off in Afghanistan. Last December, Moscow initiated a regional dialogue on Afghanistan. It has held three meetings of the group which contains Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, China, India and a few Central Asian […]

Insights into Editorial: What sort of new FRBM do we need Summary: The report of N.K. Singh committee to review the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBMA), 2003, has been made public. However, there’s no indication as to whether the government will accept these recommendations. Important recommendations made by […]

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 29 April 2017 Paper 2 Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Over 21 lakh LED Street Lights installed across India under Street Light National Programme Under the Government of India’s Street Lighting National Programme […]

SECURE SYNOPSIS: 29 April 2017 NOTE: Please remember that following ‘answers’ are NOT ‘model answers’. They are NOT synopsis too if we go by definition of the term. What we are providing is content that both meets demand of the question and at the same time gives you extra points in the form of […]

[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 29 April 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. STATIC Syllabus Timetable General Studies – 1; Topic: The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country 1) It is said that traditional water storage and preservation methods, […]

Topic: IPR issues 8) The government is planning to make it mandatory for doctors to prescribe only the generic name, and not brand name of a drug. In this digital age, how should government go about ensuring quality of generic drugs? Analyse. (200 Words) The Hindu

Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 6) Examine why Bhutan do not want to proceed with the Motor Vehicles Agreement with Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Do you think it’s a dead end for the regional sub-grouping India had planned for ease of access among the four countries? Comment. […]

Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health 5) The National Health Policy 2017 makes a case for expanding private sector participation through collaboration. Examine what it means for providing integrated and universal healthcare. (200 Words) EPW

Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to education, 4) Compare and contrast features of the National Policy on Education 2016 with the 1986 education policy. (200 Words) EPW

Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, 2) Health policy pronouncements in India currently advocate insurance-based financing mechanisms towards universal health coverage, sidelining the role of comprehensive healthcare provisioning through the public sector. Is this approach successful? Critically examine. (200 Words) EPW

Topic: The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country 1) It is said that traditional water storage and preservation methods, especially of Bahmani kingdom, are said to have been effective in fighting droughts in the Bidar region of Karnataka. Examine their features and reasons why they are […]